| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus erioceras Fisch. & C.A.Mey. sect. Erioceras |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Description | leaves 3-4cm, petiolate, leaflets 3-4-pairs, lanceolate, 7-17mm, acute, grey hirsute, raceme short, subumbellate, 4-6-flowered, pod linear, 2cm long, adpressed lanate |
| Size | 6-15cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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